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    Marcus Aurelius Antoninus (born Sextus Varius Avitus Bassianus, c. 204 – 11/12 March 222), better known by his nicknames Elagabalus (/ ˌ ɛ l ə ˈ ɡ æ b əl ə s /, EL-ə-GAB-ə-ləs) and Heliogabalus (/ ˌ h iː l i ə-,-l i oʊ-/ HEE-lee-ə-, -⁠lee-oh-), was Roman emperor from 218 to 222, while he was still a teenager. His short reign ...

  3. emperor (218-222), Roman Empire. Elagabalus (born probably 203, Emesa, Syria—died March 11, 222, Rome) was a Roman emperor from 218 to 222, notable chiefly for his eccentric behaviour. The family of his mother, Julia Soaemias, were hereditary high priests of the god Baal at Emesa (in ancient Syria), worshiped in that locality under the name ...

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  4. Dec 28, 2020 · Elagabalus was a Roman emperor who lived at the beginning of the 3rd century AD. He is often considered as one of Rome’s worst emperors and is routinely placed in the same league as other notorious emperors such as Nero and Caligula.

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  5. Oct 21, 2013 · Roman Emperor Elagabalus. Mark Cartwright (CC BY-NC-SA) Elgabalus was Roman emperor from 218 to 222 CE. Having failed to keep many of his promises to the army, Roman Emperor Macrinus (217 – 218 CE) was becoming increasingly unpopular, and it would only take a little lie from a young boy's mother to change everything.

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  6. Dec 16, 2023 · History. Elagabalus: A Most Unusual Roman Emperor. by Robbie Mitchell December 16, 2023. 0. Roman history is full of mad, bad, and completely off-the-wall bonkers emperors. Even so, the reign of Emperor Elagabalus stands out as one of the most unconventional and controversial Roman periods.

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  7. Mar 19, 2019 · March 19, 2019. • 12 min read. The man who became infamous as Elagabalus was born Varius Avitus Bassianus in Emesa, the city of Homs in Syria today. There he served as high priest of the sun god...

  8. Mar 2, 2023 · From sex scandals to religious controversy: Rome’s forgotten emperor Heliogabalus. Condemned for numerous sex scandals, religious controversies and eccentric behaviour, Heliogabalus’s (sometimes called Elagabalus) reign of under four years was brief, but eventful. Harry Sidebottom explores the life and legacy of the little-known emperor ...

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